The first Layer 1 combining GhostDAG BlockDAG consensus, ML-KEM-768 post-quantum cryptography (NIST FIPS 203), and full EVM compatibility. No other chain has all three. Built in Rust. Live on testnet now.
No other Layer 1 combines all three. Kaspa has GhostDAG but no PQC and no EVM. Ethereum has EVM but no BlockDAG and no PQC.
| Protocol | BlockDAG Consensus | Post-Quantum Crypto | EVM Compatible | Live Testnet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mondoshawan (QMON) | ✓ GhostDAG | ✓ ML-KEM-768 (FIPS 203) | ✓ SputnikVM | ✓ Running Now |
| Kaspa (KAS) | ✓ GhostDAG | ✗ None | ✗ None | ✓ Mainnet |
| Ethereum (ETH) | ✗ Single chain | ✗ None | ✓ Native | ✓ Mainnet |
| QRL | ✗ Single chain | ✓ XMSS | ✗ None | ✓ Mainnet |
| Bitcoin (BTC) | ✗ Single chain | ✗ None | ✗ None | ✓ Mainnet |
Built from the ground up to solve the most critical challenges in blockchain: quantum security, scalability, and developer accessibility.
Every peer connection uses ML-KEM-768 (CRYSTALS-Kyber, NIST FIPS 203) for key exchange — defeating Harvest Now, Decrypt Later attacks on the P2P layer. The protocol is quantum-safe from the first packet.
Mondoshawan uses the GhostDAG protocol — the same architecture powering Kaspa's $874M network. Blocks form a Directed Acyclic Graph, allowing parallel block production and eliminating orphaned blocks.
Mondoshawan integrates SputnikVM (Shanghai hard fork) with a fully validated JSON-RPC surface. MetaMask connects today. Deploy Solidity contracts without modification.
These features are fully implemented and running on the live testnet today.
Dual parallel mining streams: Stream A (Blake3/ASIC) and Stream B (B3MemHash/GPU — SIMD-accelerated memory-hard). Both streams feed GhostDAG consensus for optimized block production.
✅ OPERATIONALML-KEM-768 (NIST FIPS 203) key exchange on every peer connection via QUIC transport. Kyber handshake completes before any block data is exchanged. Forward secrecy against quantum adversaries.
✅ OPERATIONALNative account abstraction with multi-sig, social recovery, spending limits, and batch transactions. ERC-4337 compatible smart contract wallets at the protocol level.
✅ OPERATIONALAll peer connections use QUIC transport with Noise Protocol mutual authentication. Sybil resistance via Jaccard similarity detection and /16 subnet diversity limits. TOFU identity verification.
✅ OPERATIONALCompact block IBD (BIP152-style), stall detection with automatic re-sync, quorum-based fork recovery, and orphan batch handling. Hardened across multi-datacenter production runs.
✅ OPERATIONALConsistent-hash shard assignment with two-phase commit cross-shard transactions. Implemented in the codebase; disabled on the live testnet. Planned for mainnet activation.
PLANNED — MAINNETThe Mondoshawan Public Testnet is running between two datacenters. Real cryptographic PoW. Real ML-KEM-768 handshakes. MetaMask connects today.
RPC Endpoint: http://76.13.101.31:8546
Chain ID: 14019
Currency Symbol: QMON
Block Explorer: explorer.mondoshawan.io
TESTNET OPERATIONAL
Real PoW · ML-KEM-768 · GhostDAG
~10s median block time
Core protocol is implemented and running. The roadmap focuses on hardening, ecosystem tooling, and mainnet launch.
BraidCore mining (Blake3 + B3MemHash), GhostDAG consensus, QUIC P2P with ML-KEM-768, SputnikVM EVM, account abstraction.
COMPLETEMulti-datacenter testnet, block explorer, MetaMask compatibility, 129+ JSON-RPC methods validated, sync resilience hardening, DAA tuning.
COMPLETEPublic RPC endpoint, block explorer live, community node onboarding, bug bounty program, seed funding round, Alliance DAO application.
IN PROGRESSGenesis configuration, production deployment, ecosystem integrations, ML-DSA signature migration (NIST FIPS 204), sharding throughput optimization.
PLANNEDBuilt by someone who has shipped production infrastructure, not just whitepapers.
David Cooper is CCIE #14019, a network security architect with 25 years building production infrastructure, an Air Force veteran, and the creator of Runtime Fence, a patent-pending AI agent safety platform. He has shipped working AI security tools including MCPShield and the AI Agent Kill Switch, both open source and available for production use today. He has written extensively on post-quantum cryptography, AI agent identity, and blockchain infrastructure security.
Mondoshawan is built from scratch in Rust. Not a fork. Not a modified template. A ground-up implementation combining three technologies no other Layer 1 has put together: GhostDAG consensus (proven by Kaspa's $874M market cap), ML-KEM-768 post-quantum key encapsulation (NIST FIPS 203), and a fully functional EVM surface with 129+ JSON-RPC methods. MetaMask connects on day one.
The core cryptographic modules are public. You can clone the repo, run cargo test, and watch the handshake pass.
A live multi-node testnet is running between two datacenters right now, producing blocks at a 10–11 second median interval with real proof-of-work and real post-quantum key exchange on every peer connection. The full protocol implementation is under active development and available for security review under NDA. The core cryptographic modules are public and auditable by anyone today.
Read the code: github.com/dev-mondoshawan/mondoshawan-core-concepts